She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, yo
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he can
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, star
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God?
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass lik
They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And se
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that th
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly se
Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your na
He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass lik
For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them.
But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for y
When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD o
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their mu
Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He woul
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together,
They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive g
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the r
Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned
How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be
Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may retu
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.